Chemistry (M.S.)

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Program Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements , applicants must have achieved an average grade of B or higher as defined by the major department in upper-level undergraduate courses in the major. A personal interview may be requested. The General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is required, as are three recommendations from former instructors who are in a position to judge the applicant’s aptitude for graduate study.

Program Description

The program for the MS degree in chemistry requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate study, including a thesis as specified by the Department of Chemistry and Physics. An oral defense of the thesis is required. At least one half of the coursework must be from those courses numbered 600 or above.

Required (30 hours)

12 hours in the following

3 hours of
CHEM 696 - Seminar in Chemistry Credits: 1, R3
6 hours of
CHEM 698 - Research in Chemistry Credits: 3, R15
3 hours of
CHEM 699 - Thesis Credits: 3, R9

9 hours selected from 3 of the following courses

CHEM 535 - Instrumental Analysis II Credits: 3
CHEM 541 - Physical Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 553 - Physical Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 621 - Graduate Inorganic Chemistry Credits: 3

9 hours in course work approved by the student’s research advisory committee.

Environmental Chemistry Concentration

The program for the M.S. in Chemistry with an Environmental Chemistry concentration requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate study, including an environmentally related thesis as specified by the Department of Chemistry and Physics.

Required Courses

6 hours of environmentally related courses; and
9 hours of electives approved by the student’s thesis research advisory committee.

CHEM 561 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
3 hours of
CHEM 696 - Seminar in Chemistry Credits: 1, R3
6 hours of
CHEM 698 - Research in Chemistry Credits: 3, R15
3 hours of
CHEM 699 - Thesis Credits: 3, R9

Professional Science Concentration

The program for the M.S. in Chemistry with a Professional Science concentration requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate study, including an internship or applied project as specified by the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Students will choose one of three professional “tracks” that share a common science core.

Concentration Requirements

A two-day seminar that covers regulatory content is required but does not count toward the curriculum credit hours.

Required Core Courses (21)

CHEM 535 - Instrumental Analysis II Credits: 3
CHEM 541 - Physical Organic Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 550 - Biochemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 563 - Molecular Biotechnology Credits: 3
CHEM 593 - Topics in Chemistry Credits: 1-3 Lecture, 0-3 Lab or seminar
CHEM 689 - Cooperative Education in Chemistry Credits: 6, R6
The internship requires students to work 120 hours to satisfy the 6 credit hour internship. The scheduling and duration must be negotiated and approved by the student, the student’s faculty advisor, and the internship supervisor.
Students must take 9 credit hours from one of the following professional tracks:

Executive

MBA 621 - Leadership and Ethics Credits: 3
ENT 610 - Entrepreneurial Creation Credits: 3
MBA 629 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
MBA 635 - Managing Value-Creating Business Operations Credits: 3

Technology

ENT 601 - Entrepreneurial Innovation Credits: 3
ENT 610 - Entrepreneurial Creation Credits: 3
MBA 627 - Applied Business Statistics Credits: 3
MBA 639 - Systems for Competitive Advantage Credits: 3

Financial

MBA 623 - Accounting: Understanding Performance & Informing Decisions Credits: 3
MBA 625 - Applied Business Economics Credits: 3
MBA 627 - Applied Business Statistics Credits: 3
MBA 637 - Financial Management and Valuation Credits: 3